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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: Help me please! |
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ex1)A:Don't forget to have your name and address inside the suitcase in case the tag outside is lost. B:I'd better do so.
ex2)I speak French as well as she does.
ex3)I want to enjoy reading as I used to do.
ex4)She doesn't have a car, but her husband does. |
In the quote, which is correct and why? Can you help me?
ex1)'I'd better do so.' or 'I'd better do.'
ex2)'I speak French as well as she does.' or 'I speak French as well as she does it.'
ex3)'I want to enjoy reading as I used to do.' or 'I want to enjoy reading as I used to do it.'
ex4)'She doesn't have a car, but her husband does.' or 'She doesn't have a car, but her husband does it.'
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Jintii
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Posts: 111
Location: New York City
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| Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:50 pm Post subject: Re: Help me please! |
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| Chan-Seung Lee wrote: |
In the quote, which is correct and why? Can you help me?
ex1)'I'd better do so.' or 'I'd better do.'
ex2)'I speak French as well as she does.' or 'I speak French as well as she does it.'
ex3)'I want to enjoy reading as I used to do.' or 'I want to enjoy reading as I used to do it.'
ex4)'She doesn't have a car, but her husband does.' or 'She doesn't have a car, but her husband does it.' |
The first sentence in each example is correct.
In 2), 3) and 4), the verb do/does is substituting for another verb. For instance, I speak French as well as she does means I speak French as well as she speaks French. Using do/does is just a way of avoiding repetition. You don't need an object after it because both the verb and the object are implied; they're a repetition of the verb and object from the beginning of the sentence.
But in 1), do is not substituting for any verb or object. It really means do. And in this case, it needs something after it -- do so, do that, do it, etc.
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